Sep 23, 2009 | The Tampa Tribune
After a tumultuous year with Tampa Bay last season, Vrbata said he is happy to be back in the desert with Phoenix, where he enjoyed his greatest on-ice success with 27 goals in the 2007-08 season.
TAMPA a ' The concern in Phil Esposito's voice was palpable. The Lightning founder, who selected Vincent Lecavalier with the first pick in the 1998 NHL draft, spoke Tuesday about his fear that Tampa Bay is about to trade its captain and franchise cornerstone for all the wrong reasons.
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